Sportsnet: Craig Berube hired as Head Coach (now official)

[HamiltonNHL]

If another team hires Coach Q in the next month or so, I will be disappointed.

Now that the Leafs have hired a coach, Bettman will re-instate Q.

It's how Bettman rolls.

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Trade Marner and retire 16 as Berube.

 

[7even]

Why does this race only have one horse

 

[ITM]

Something tells me, Berube is going to help Marner with his decision....

 

[JKG33]

Another step towards getting the Dubas-analytics stink off this team.

Berube won't put up with whining from MNM which is nice

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Big Berubes!!!

Wet T-Shirt contest down at Maple Leaf Square!!!

 

[ToneDog]

Another step towards getting the Dubas-analytics stink off this team.

Berube won't put up with whining from MNM which is nice

Kyper was just saying. Shanny went old school with Babs and Lou. Did about face and went new school/analytics with the Boy Blunder and Keefe and is now going back to old school with Tre and Berube. About time.

 

[darrylsittler27]

Marner called Tre and begged for a trade.

 

[JKG33]

Marner called Tre and begged for a trade.

Jordan Cryou 2.0

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Marner called Tre and begged for a trade.

100/10 would hire

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Kyper was just saying. Shanny went old school with Babs and Lou. Did about face and went new school/analytics with the Boy Blunder and Keefe and is now going back to old school with Tre and Berube. About time.

Love it.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Welcome back, C.B.
Also...this may be the last time anyone wearing that number ever finished a check.
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Not quite.

 

[QJo]

Welcome back, C.B.
Also...this may be the last time anyone wearing that number ever finished a check.
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Darcy Tucker won't appreciate your disrespect.

 

[Da Mash]

So he looks mean and that’s an upgrade? I was more concerned about the assistants.

Not sure if this is an upgrade or not.
Thinking we will be calling for his head soon enough. Imagine if he makes the leafs miss the playoffs.

Or they have a 1st rd exit again and grit and and mean looking coach changed nothing.

Then what?

 

[DarkKnight]

If another team hires Coach Q in the next month or so, I will be disappointed.

Sounds like that won't happen, so
I'm fine with this guy taking over.

 

[MSZ]

Official:

 

[NMacrules]

Wow!! So far out of left field. Best kept secret in Toronto.

 

[LeafsFan89]

I really hope he changes the culture of the room. Holds all players accountable and has everyone play more of a blue collar/compete game.

Won't change unless the core does. But it seems Tre did his due diligence and interviewed a lot of candidates.

 

[BM14]

Marner called Tre and begged for a trade.

Then Berube is already paying dividends.

 

[OVO16]

You wanna know how I know Berube is a good hire? Im reading all Blues fans online and on social media right now. This is the consensus:

"Oh my god, wow he's really gonna win them their 1st cup in 2 generations"
"This is such a good hire, Im really gonna have to become a leafs fan"
"I love Berube but he seriously couldn't have gone anywhere else? Such a good hire for them ugh"
"Wow he's really gonna put the leafs through the ringer and win them their first cup"
"Golf days are over, leafs mean business now"

Blues fans clearly did not want this man fired

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Official:

Hell yeah. In my opinion a new coach and voice will be the biggest factor in improving this teams fortunes.

 

[Bomber0104]

Excellent coach with experience, credibility, authority, and a winning pedigree.

You could do a lot worse.

 

[DarkKnight]

Kyper was just saying. Shanny went old school with Babs and Lou. Did about face and went new school/analytics with the Boy Blunder and Keefe and is now going back to old school with Tre and Berube. About time.

Sportsnet today were discussing how the analytics teams are starting to complain that coaches and GM's aren't listening to them. I think we reached peak analytics and we're seeing a return to a more balanced reality, hockey ain't math. A tool, an insight, interesting, informative, but not the main impetus to form player opinions. Dubas was a fad, even he evolved as his Moneyball approach failed.

 

[Revolt]

I hope this works out. Much needed change.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Marner's exit basically confirmed.. Berube is not having that.

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

A few guys on this Leafs roster are about to get a wake-up call. Let’s see if they are built for the type of accountability that is sure to come.